Read the paragraphs Position Points and Finger Positions.  Practice typing the letters to be learned - it is okay to look at the keys during this preview time.  Then place the mouse pointer into the practice box, left click, and begin typing.  Now keep your eyes on the monitor screen and the keyboard chart.

Do not worry about errors as you type.  Observing your typing errors by you and your teacher is an important step toward learning to type and improving accuracy.  Correcting errors with the Backspace key or the Delete key serves no useful purpose and may actually hinder your progress.

  
Position Points
Sit up straight in your chair with YOUR back against back of chair
Place both feet flat on the floor -- no legs crossed
Keep eyes on the screen as you type -- not on the keys

  
Finger Positions
Place left and right hands on the home row keys
Letter P  typed with the semi-colon(;) finger - practice typing  ; p ; p ; p
Letter Q  typed with the A finger - practice typing  a q a q a q a q a q a q
Colon(:)  typed by pressing left-shift key + semi-colon(;) - practice typing  ; : ; : ; : ; :

  
Punctuation Spacing
Always place ONE (1) space after a comma (,)
Always place TWO (2) spaces after a colon (:)
Always place ONE (1) space after a semi-colon (;)
When the Period ends a sentence - place TWO (2) spaces
When the Period follows an abbreviation - place ONE (1) space
 

Practice ― Lesson 8 ―  p  q  colon(:)
1 ;;; ;p; ;:; ::: :p: ;;; ;p; ;p; p;p ;p; ;p; :po op: ;P; P;P ;;PP:
2 aaa aqa aqa qaq qaq aaa aqa aqa qaq aqa aQa Qaq AQA QAQ ;QQ: AQA:
3 Ms. Pipe:  Mr. Quo:  Dr. Quan:  Dear Mrs. Poe:  Dear Miss Potter:
4 Pop is supporting super merchandise:  jackets, shirts, and Polos.
5 Professor Pippen made assignments on Quebec with quiet quickness.
6 Each jeep crawled and beeped through a quiet but quivering quake.
7 Dear Dr. Que:  CNN provides top news with pop ups as quiet quips.
8 Around this world, quiet news quits with a journalistic proposal.

Have your teacher review this lesson with you when finished